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Handle Myanmar influxes with care
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 19/04/2024
» 'Preparedness" and "humane response" offer keywords for handling the various mass influxes from Myanmar. Those influxes might range from civilians in search of refuge to fighters ("combatants") in flight, all the more poignant today because of the armed conflagration in that country and the precarious border situation.
Stranded Thais one flight from home
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 04/12/2023
» A government aircraft with 83 Thais and one Malaysian national aboard, all previously stranded in Myanmar's Laukkaing, is scheduled to land in Thailand today.
New shifts in Thai Middle East policy
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/11/2023
» The past five weeks have been a hellish time for the new Srettha government, with 39 Thai workers killed and many others injured and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war. Despite Thais being categorised as "innocent", "unarmed", and "non-lethal", they have suffered the highest casualties among foreigners in Israel.
Israeli films Thai worker's Isan funeral after movie script comes true
Published on 12/11/2023
» NAKHON PHANOM: The Israeli producer of a short film on the life of Thai workers in his country has arrived in this northeastern border province to capture footage of the funeral of a Thai worker who was killed by Hamas militants during the Oct 7 surprise raid into Israel, the event that triggered the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Thais may be among first freed
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/11/2023
» The Thai workers held hostage by Hamas are expected to be among the first to be released, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.
Israeli PM promises support for hostages
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/11/2023
» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his condolences to Thailand for the deaths of Thai nationals during the conflict in Gaza and promised his full support in rescuing any Thais held hostage by Hamas, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Death clip 'disrespectful'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/10/2023
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has voiced strong disapproval of Israel's display of a video clip of the brutal killing of a victim, asserted to be a Thai national, at a recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.
Bring your kids home from Israel, governors to urge parents
Post Reporters, Published on 29/10/2023
» Governors of all provinces have been instructed to ask the families of Thai workers in Israel to urge their children to return home from Israel as soon as possible for their safety.
Two more Thais dead in Israel
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2023
» Two more Thai workers were confirmed killed in Israel on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Thais who have lost their lives in the conflict, which began on Oct 7, to 33, Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said.